New Years Resolution

1. Simplify my life.
1a. Not to worry that I never add to this blog.
1b. Keep on with Flickr.

Africa phots done

I have now finished putting up a selection of photos from my Africa trip this summer. In case you are interested, the Malawi photos are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/litrate/sets/72157601422158011/
My Zambia photos (mainly animals) are available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/litrate/sets/72157602197672099/ You can view them whether or not you are signed up to Flickr but you need to belong to flickr to leave comments.

Olympic ideals.

I heard on the radio this morning that the word Olympic is legally protected and the author of a new children’s book Olympic Mind Games has been threatened for having it in the title. Crazy. To support the word, I am immediately buying his book and have added the tag Olympic fairly randomly to some of my flickr photos.
Although not in Johnson’s (1818) dictionary – the old buffer didn’t like words of Greek origin – the phrase Olympic Games is to be found in Bailey’s earlier (1728) English dictionary.

It all still takes time

It's taking a long time to put my Malawi and Zambia phots on Flickr. i have now put up the Malawi ones and am going through animal pics from Zambia. I'm getting there....

It all takes time

Well, uploading my Africa photos is taking a long time. Next is the tea plantation. then I will get to Zambia and the animals. And I am trying not to take any more photos till I have got through these.

Trip to Malawi

Am back from trip to Malawi and Zambia and starting to put photos on flickr. It all takes time....

David and me at the Tate.

Went to Tate Britain to watch the flickr screens at the How We Are photography exhibition; had to wait more than an hour till I saw one of my photos. It was the "Care With efficiency" truck.

It was well worth the wait -and I gave a shout and did a little dance when my photo came up. I didn't see my other three photos.

David Hockney was nearby being filmed with his landscapes, which were up the stairs behind me. He seemed much cooler about being exhibited in the Tate - guess he is used to it.

He gave me a smile when he saw me surreptiously camera phone snapping him.